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Ebba Adella Brooks
Ebba Adella Brooks (nee Johnson) was dedicated to her family and friends, an avid birder and naturalist, an exceptional hostess, and a woman of great resolve and kindness. She passed away in Duluth, MN on January 12, 2021 just three weeks shy of her 102nd birthday.
Ebba was born on February 1, 1919 in Glen Township, Aitkin County, MN. She was the fourth of eight children born to John B. and Della Storm Johnson. Ebba attended Clear Lake School, and Aitkin High School, graduating in 1937. She was the Secretary as well as the Salutatorian of her senior class. After high school, Ebba attended Augsburg College where she met fellow student Chester Brooks. After graduating in 1942, and with Chester serving as a paratrooper in the 101st Airborne in Europe, Ebba began teaching high school in Marietta and Wheaton, MN. She planned to teach Biology and English, her college majors, but she also taught Math. After the war, Ebba and Chester were married on June 29 ....

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